Summer on Seneca Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York, is usually a time of boating, fishing, swimming, and winetasting. But for many residents of this bucolic region there’s a new activity this season — protesting a gas-fired power plant they say is polluting the air and heating the lake.
“The lake is so warm you feel like you’re in a hot tub,” said Abi Buddington, a resident of Dresden, N.Y., whose home is near the plant.
The facility on the shores of Seneca Lake is…
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